Michael Baaß

If IT projects fail due to unclear requirements, lack of PMO control, or rushed AI implementation - that's exactly where I come in. Senior Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, and PMO expert with 30 years of experience from IBM, T-Systems, and my own digital company. My approach: Innovation with foresight - using AI where it creates real value, with GDPR compliance from the start.

16 years of enterprise IT at IBM and T-Systems - functional project lead for a global SAP quoting tool (15+ EU countries, 500+ users), stakeholder management in international matrix structures, PMO staff function at the interface between data center operations (1,000 employees), sales, and controlling. Key projects: Budget governance system (reduced budget cycles from 1 year to 1 month) and IT infrastructure root cause analysis (prevented misinvestments through data analysis). Complemented by 14 years of entrepreneurial digitalization experience.

Since 2025, I have been productively operating a GDPR-compliant knowledge architecture with Claude Pro and Gemini Pro - daily, not experimentally. Bookable deliverable: AI Readiness Assessment (5 dimensions, use cases, roadmap, GDPR check) - example in portfolio.

Data Processing Agreement before project start, transparent AI use, human-in-the-loop as a fundamental principle. Complete framework available upon request.

Clear deliverables, business language instead of IT jargon. Mostly remote, on-site approx. 20%. Primary region: Rhein-Main / Frankfurt (100 km radius). Long-term mandates: Germany-wide, including Northern Germany (Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Cuxhaven, Schleswig-Holstein). Remote mandates: DACH-wide. Hybrid models possible - e.g., 1 week on-site, 3 weeks remote.

Languages: German (native), English (business fluent), Italian (conversational).

Certification: ITIL Foundation.